Linksys Router with Powerbook

**viceroy** · June 26th, 2003, 10:52 AM

Hello,

I have a powerbook with osx on it and I am trying to connect it to the web via a linksys router. I have 2 winxp computers hooked up to the router as well and they worked fine after simply plugging them in.

Are there some settings I am overlooking in osx...any help would be appreciated as I am new to the wonderful world of macs.

Peace,
Steve

**bobw** · June 26th, 2003, 12:24 PM

On OS X, in the Network Preference Pane, set to Built in Ethernet and Configure Using DHCP, click APPLY.

**viceroy** · June 26th, 2003, 01:31 PM

Thank you for your reply, but that is what was there already. When I select "Using DHCP with Manual IP Address" in the configure slot, underneath it shows the subnet mask as 255.255.255.0, and the router as 192.168.1.1. However there is nothing in the ip address box. There is just 0.0.0.0.

Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Steve

**bobw** · June 26th, 2003, 01:41 PM

Select using DHCP (without Manual IP) and see what happens

**viceroy** · June 26th, 2003, 02:44 PM

Thank you for your quick replies!

Right now I have it set to Built-In Ethernet; Using DHCP and it says IP Address is: 192.168.1.100 (provided by DHCP Server)

But still no connection

I took one of the cables out of the winxp computer that connects no problem and tried that in the mac and still no connection?....I put it back in the pc and the pc connects in seconds.

I thank you for your continued help.
Steve

**binaryDigit** · June 26th, 2003, 04:10 PM

When you say "no connection" what are you doing to come to that conclusion? Are you trying to hit a website and it's failing? Since it looks like you're getting an ip, it would appear you're talking to the router ok. Have you tried pinging your router (ping 192.168.1.1). If ping works, then you're talking fine. It could be that your DNS is not being setup properly. Go to your xp machine and enter:

ipconfig /all

You should see a line that starts:

DNS Servers ....... x.x.x.x

Copy whatever values show up in x.x.x.x to the "DNS Servers" list in the network prefs on the Mac and try again.

**Crusty** · June 26th, 2003, 05:38 PM

i had a similar prob with windows 98, osx, and os 8.1 all on the same router... (lynksys), what i ended up doing was setting up the router as a dhcp in the internet zone and turning dhcp off in the local zone and setting up my puters with static ip addy's... ie router 192.168.2.1 and puters with same except the last digit... has worked fine ever since

**viceroy** · June 27th, 2003, 08:07 AM

Originally posted by Crusty
i had a similar prob with windows 98, osx, and os 8.1 all on the same router... (lynksys), what i ended up doing was setting up the router as a dhcp in the internet zone and turning dhcp off in the local zone and setting up my puters with static ip addy's... ie router 192.168.2.1 and puters with same except the last digit... has worked fine ever since

Thanks for your reply....what do you mean internet zone and local zone? Also, why do you change the last digit?....what did you change it too?

Sorry for my confusion.
Peace,
Steve